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+# Cross-Org Receive Policy
+
+Control which external organizations can send intents to your org and agents.
+
+## Overview
+
+Cross-org intent delivery is governed by a three-level access control chain:
+
+1. **Org receive policy** — org-wide default for inbound cross-org intents
+2. **Agent receive override** — per-agent exception to the org default
+3. **Agent send policy** — per-agent control on who can send (existing, orthogonal)
+
+Intra-org sends (same `org_id`) always bypass the receive policy — no enforcement.
+
+## Org Receive Policy
+
+Each organization has a receive policy that controls whether external senders can deliver intents to any agent in the org.
+
+| Mode | Behavior |
+|---|---|
+| `closed` | Reject all cross-org inbound intents (default) |
+| `allowlist` | Accept only from senders matching allowlist patterns |
+| `open` | Accept cross-org intents from any sender |
+
+Default is `closed` — no cross-org traffic is accepted until explicitly configured.
+
+### API
+
+#### Get org receive policy
+
+```
+GET /v1/organizations/{org_id}/receive-policy
+```
+
+**Response:**
+```json
+{
+  "ok": true,
+  "policy": {
+    "policy_id": "orp_...",
+    "org_id": "org_...",
+    "policy_type": "closed",
+    "entries": [],
+    "created_at": "2026-03-21T...",
+    "updated_at": "2026-03-21T..."
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Set org receive policy
+
+```
+PUT /v1/organizations/{org_id}/receive-policy
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{ "policy_type": "allowlist" }
+```
+
+Valid values: `open`, `allowlist`, `closed`.
+
+#### Add allowlist entry
+
+```
+POST /v1/organizations/{org_id}/receive-policy/entries
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{ "sender_pattern": "agent://partner-org/prod/*" }
+```
+
+Patterns support exact match or trailing wildcard:
+- `agent://acme-corp/prod/billing-bot` — exact agent
+- `agent://acme-corp/prod/*` — all agents in workspace
+- `agent://acme-corp/*` — all agents in top-level org scope
+
+#### Remove allowlist entry
+
+```
+DELETE /v1/organizations/{org_id}/receive-policy/entries/{entry_id}
+```
+
+### CLI
+
+```bash
+axme org receive-policy get
+axme org receive-policy set <open|allowlist|closed>
+axme org receive-policy add <sender_pattern>
+axme org receive-policy remove <entry_id>
+```
+
+## Agent Receive Override
+
+Individual agents can override the org-level receive policy. This enables "public agents" — agents that accept cross-org intents even when the org is closed.
+
+| Override | Behavior |
+|---|---|
+| `use_org_default` | Follow the org receive policy (default) |
+| `open` | Accept cross-org intents regardless of org policy |
+| `allowlist` | Accept only from agent-level allowlist entries |
+| `closed` | Reject all cross-org intents regardless of org policy |
+
+### API
+
+#### Get agent receive override
+
+```
+GET /v1/agents/{address}/receive-override
+```
+
+**Response:**
+```json
+{
+  "ok": true,
+  "override": {
+    "address": "agent://acme-corp/prod/public-api",
+    "address_id": "addr_...",
+    "override_type": "use_org_default",
+    "entries": []
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Set agent receive override
+
+```
+PUT /v1/agents/{address}/receive-override
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{ "override_type": "open" }
+```
+
+Valid values: `open`, `allowlist`, `closed`, `use_org_default`.
+
+Setting `use_org_default` removes the override — the agent falls back to the org policy.
+
+#### Add override allowlist entry
+
+```
+POST /v1/agents/{address}/receive-override/entries
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{ "sender_pattern": "agent://vip-partner/prod/bot" }
+```
+
+#### Remove override entry
+
+```
+DELETE /v1/agents/{address}/receive-override/entries/{entry_id}
+```
+
+### CLI
+
+```bash
+axme agents receive-override get <address>
+axme agents receive-override set <address> <open|allowlist|closed|use_org_default>
+axme agents receive-override add <address> <sender_pattern>
+axme agents receive-override remove <address> <entry_id>
+```
+
+## Enforcement
+
+When an intent is submitted via `POST /v1/intents`:
+
+1. **Intra-org check**: if sender and receiver are in the same org → always allowed, skip receive policy.
+2. **Agent override**: if the target agent has an override other than `use_org_default` → apply override policy.
+3. **Org policy**: otherwise apply the receiver org's receive policy.
+4. **Default**: if no policy row exists → `closed` (reject).
+
+### Error codes
+
+| Code | Meaning |
+|---|---|
+| `receiver_org_closed` | Receiver org does not accept cross-org intents |
+| `receiver_agent_closed` | Agent override rejects cross-org intents |
+| `sender_not_in_receive_allowlist` | Sender not in org or agent allowlist |
+
+All return HTTP 403.
+
+## Access Control
+
+Receive policy endpoints require `org_owner`, `org_admin`, or `platform_admin` role. `workspace_admin` cannot modify org-level receive policies.
+
+## Billing
+
+Cross-org intents count against the **sender's** quota, not the receiver's.
+
+## Example: Public Agent in Closed Org
+
+```bash
+# Org is closed by default — no cross-org traffic
+axme org receive-policy get
+# Mode: closed
+
+# Make one agent publicly accessible
+axme agents receive-override set acme-corp/prod/public-api open
+
+# External orgs can now send to this agent only
+# All other agents in the org remain protected
+```